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Book SynopsisExplores whether public policies' intended effects and actual effect on sex workers' lives match up
Trade Review"A rich and deeply insightful collection of ethnographic studies of sex work, taking us from China to Braziland from South Africa to North America. Probing into the complex nexus of structure and agency, exploitation and liberation, it sensitively exposes the need for public policy that is evidence-based and responsive to the lives and experiences of sex-working adults and children. A tremendously valuable and welcome collection for teaching, research, and analysis of contemporary conditions in the global sex trade." -- Kamala Kempadoo,author of Sexing the Caribbean: Gender, Race, and Sexual Labour
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 1 Introduction: Sex Work and the Politics of Public Policy Susan Dewey and Patty Kelly 2 International Trends in the Control of Sexual Services Michael Goodyear and Ronald Weitzer 3 Into the Galactic Zone Patty Kelly 4 Sex Work and the State in Contemporary China Tiantian Zheng 5 Smart Sex in the Neoliberal Present Dawn Pankonien 6 On the Boundaries of the Global Margins Susan Dewey 7 The Virtues of Dockside Dalliance Henry Trotter 8 "Their own way of having power" Zosa De Sas Kropiwnicki 9 "Hata watufanyeje, kazi itaendelea" Chimaraoke Izugbara 10 Prostitution in Contemporary Rio de Janeiro Thaddeus Gregory Blanchette and Ana Paula da Silva 11 Prevailing Voices in Debates over Child Prostitution Heather Montgomery 12 Organizational Challenges Facing Male Sex Workers in Brazil's Tourist Zones Gregory Mitchell 13 "What is the use of getting a cow if you can't make any money from it?" Treena Orchard 14 Moral Panic Erica Lorraine Williams References About the Contributors Index
